UAE government says cloud seeding did not take place before Dubai floods

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The National Center of Meteorology, a government task force responsible for cloud seeding missions in the United Arab Emirates, said it had not carried out the weather modification technique in the run-up to the heavy storms that caused flooding in places like Dubai. The organization told

that it did not dispatch pilots for seeding operations before or during the storm that struck the UAE on Tuesday. Omar AlYazeedi, deputy director general of the NCM, said the agency “did not conduct any seeding operations during this event.” He added: “One of the basic principles of cloud seeding is that you have to target clouds in its early stage before it rains, if you have a severe thunderstorm situation then it is too late to conduct any seeding operation.

that six pilots had flown missions as part of regular protocol but had not seeded any clouds. was not able to independently verify the reports. Cloud seeding, a process used to enhance rainfall, has been an integral part of the UAE’s mission to solve water shortages. Seeding missions were introduced in the 1990s, and more than 1,000 hours of cloud seeding are now performed annually. The NCM said it had tracked the incoming heavy rain but did not target any clouds during that period, attributing the storm to natural rainfall.

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